WMU (5-11-2, 1-2-2 MAC) kept its hopes alive for one of four seeds in the upcoming conference tournament.

The Broncos face Bowling Green in the final game of the regular season next Saturday, Nov. 5. The Broncos need a win, as well as Hartwick loss or tie against Buffalo to earn the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament.

“I am really proud of our team for their two incredible fightbacks in this game, but we all feel aggrieved that there were matters out of our hands that cost us an invaluable MAC win,” WMU coach Stu Riddle said in a release.

“We didn’t start the game well and deserved to be 2-0 down at halftime, but from that point onwards I felt we were the more dangerous team going forward and were extremely unlucky not to be the winners today.”

Greg Mathers netted all four goals for Hartwick (5-5-4, 1-1-2). He scored in the seventh and 34th minutes to give his team a 2-0 lead at the break. WMU's Jason Grant answered with a goal at the 56th minute, and five minutes later the Broncos knotted the score when Pat Schiffer finished a cross from Grant eight yards out.

Hartwick went back in front in the 69th minute, when the Broncos' Darren Jones were whistled for a tackle in the box. Mathers made the penalty kick, and struck 27 seconds later for a 4-2 lead.

WMU did not go away, though, pulling within 4-3 on Oliver Mayer's tally in the 77th minute and tying it on Schiffer's goal eight minutes later. Kai Mendes scored what appeared to be the winning goal for the Broncos with a minute left, but it was disallowed.

WMU outshot Hartwick, 20-13, including 13-4 in the second half. The four goals tied the most scored this season by the Broncos.